crisis

‘Strong leadership’ fails faster and further

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READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION The answer to intractable problems like coronavirus comes from dialogue and discussion, not blind dynamism. Ploughing a determined, certain leadership path based on the ‘the science’ is absurd. There are several competing schools of science, and always have been. Scientific thought is a loose collection of theory, argument, experiment and … Read more

Europe’s weakest link is its biggest economy

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  Germany is uncharacteristically struggling for air [button type=”large” color=”black” rounded=”1″ link=”https://issuu.com/revistabibliodiversidad/docs/dialogue_q1_2017_full_book/86″ ]READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION[/button] Which country, dear reader, is the weakest link in Europe? Greece, with its annual debt reschedulings? Italy, with its banking crisis of massive proportions? Spain, with no government in eight months of trying? These great nations all have … Read more

Strategy is about failure too

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  Never let a good crisis go to waste [button type=”large” color=”black” rounded=”1″ link=”https://issuu.com/revistabibliodiversidad/docs/dialogue_q4_2016_print_proof__cropp/67″ ]READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION[/button] It’s a great unspoken truth: crisis and failure are part and parcel of being a manager and leader. That truth can be deeply uncomfortable to confront. Or it can be a relief. We’re taught – explicitly … Read more

CLASSIC The crisis commander: introspection is the key to trusting yourself

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To deliver in a crisis, you need to learn the source of your inner resolve, writes former City of London Police counterterrorism chief Brett Lovegrove [button type=”large” color=”black” rounded=”1″ link=”http://issuu.com/revistabibliodiversidad/docs/pdf_book_q2_2016_mid_res/22″ ]READ THE FULL GRAPHIC VERSION[/button] You cannot know what’s in your crisis toolkit until you know where to look for it. My 30 years as … Read more